Natalie Bode

Natalie Bode (née von Bertouch; 16 December 1982) is a former Australian netball player, and captain from 2010 to 2013. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. Bode was a member of the Australian national netball team, and the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship. Bode was a centre court player, playing predominantly as Centre.

Natalie Bode
Bode in 2008
Personal information
Full name Natalie Bode (née von Bertouch)
Born (1982-12-16) 16 December 1982
Adelaide, Australia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Occupation Dietician
Spouse Jace Bode
Married 1 November 2014
Relatives Laura von Bertouch (sister)
Netball career
Playing position(s): C, WA, WD
Years Club team(s) Apps
2001–2013 Adelaide Thunderbirds
Years National team(s) Caps
2001–03 Australia U21
2004–2012 Australian Netball Diamonds 76
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Netball World Championships
2007 AucklandNetball
2011 SingaporeNetball
Commonwealth Games
2006 MelbourneNetball
2010 DelhiNetball
World Netball Series
2009 ManchesterFastnet
Last updated: 20 October 2010

Netball career

Bode made her international debut for Australia in 2004. In November 2007, Bode played an important role in Australia's World Championship victory. Over the past two years she won numerous awards as player of the match in international fixtures, and was rated by many fans as the best centre in the world. At 25 years of age, Bode was touted as future leadership material for the Australian team. On 1 July 2008, she was named the new vice-captain of the Australian netball team alongside captain Sharelle McMahon.

In 2010 as Co-Captain on the Adelaide Thunderbirds along with Mo'onia Gerrard Bode lead her side to an ANZ Championship title with victory over the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. On 9 August 2010, Bode played her 50th international for the Diamonds against Jamaica as acting captain, with Sharelle McMahon unable to play due to injury. Later that year Bode won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. In early 2011 Bode replaced long standing Australian captain Sharelle McMahon after McMahon suffered a rupture of the Achilles tendon, Bode went on to lead the Australian team to a gold medal at the 2011 World Netball Championships with a one-goal victory over New Zealand, 58–57 in extra time.

In 2013, she once again lead the Adelaide Thunderbirds to an ANZ Championship title, and then retired from domestic and international netball, as the only ANZ Championship captain with two premierships.

Awards
  • Player of the Match, deciding game of the Trans-Tasman series 2006
  • Player of the Series – Holden test series, July 2007
  • Margaret Pewtress Team of the Year 2005, 2006, 2007 (Centre position)
  • South Australia awards: Tanya Denver Medal and Advertiser Player of the Year 2005
  • ANZ Championship Player of the year 2009 (21 votes and countback)
  • Liz Ellis Diamond Award 2010

She was selected as one of the entrants to the Who's Who in Australia 2012 edition.[1]

Family

Natalie Bode has an older sister, Laura von Bertouch,[2] who also played with the Adelaide Thunderbirds and the Australian national team. Their father is South Australian Australian Rules Football Hall of Fame member Terry von Bertouch, who was a strong influence on their netball career.[2][3]

Bode is married to Australian rules footballer Jace Bode.[4] They have one child, a daughter, born in 2016.[5]

References
  1. 'Who' says Natalie is a name worth recording. adelaidenow.com.au (8 December 2011)
  2. Williamson, Brett (24 August 2010). "Natalie Von Bertouch's golden year". Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  3. McDermott, Chris (22 June 2016). "Chris McDermott's Q and A with Natalie Bode". The Advertiser. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  4. Galletly, Jessica (2 November 2014). "Former Thunderbirds captain Nat von Bertouch marries Jace Bode at Waverley Estate, Port Elliot". The Advertiser. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  5. Iannella, Antimo (7 January 2016). "Smooth beginning for motherhood for Thunderbirds captain Natalie Bode". The Advertiser. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
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